Sheldon Point Airport

Sheldon Point Airport (IATA: SXP, FAA LID: SXP) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Nunam Iqua (formerly Sheldon Point), a city in the Kusilvak Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. FAA records still list the location as Sheldon Point,[1] but the city was renamed Nunam Iqua in 1999.[2]

Sheldon Point Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
LocationNunam Iqua, Alaska (formerly Sheldon Point)
Elevation AMSL12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates62°31′14″N 164°50′52″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 3,015 919 Gravel
9W/27W 15,000 4,572 Water
18W/36W 15,000 4,572 Water

Facilities

Sheldon Point Airport covers an area of 120 acres (49 ha) which contains one runway and two seaplane landing areas:

  • Runway 1/19: 3,015 x 60 ft (919 x 18 m), surface: gravel
  • Runway 9W/27W: 15,000 x 2,000 ft (4,572 x 610 m), surface: water
  • Runway 18W/36W: 15,000 x 2,000 ft (4,572 x 610 m), surface: water

Airlines and destinations

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Top destinations
Busiest domestic routes out of SXP
(July 2010 - June 2011) [3]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Emmonak, AK 1,000 Grant, Hageland
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References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for SXP (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. Alaska Community Database: Nunam Iqua Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30-Aug-2007.
  3. http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=SXP&Airport_Name=Sheldon%20Point,%20AK:%20Sheldons%20Point&carrier=FACTS


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